Job 21:22. “Shall any teach God knowledge? Seeing he judgeth those that are high.”
THE PROSPERITY OF THE WICKED. They have what everyone else desires; life for them is good Whatever they do brings prosperity to them it seems without any heavy load Of guilt even though the gains they have made are done in dishonesty The way they have accumulated all they have has not come through adversity.
I know real success is not measured in things I have but in a person’s heart Outward performance is sometimes successful because of missing the mark That God has established as the standard to make us aware of sin That God doesn’t change for men, even though they don’t acknowledge Him.
It is not the right thing for me to measure worth by what a person has Success in business, a farm that is prosperous, possessions that are so vast May be the result of dishonesty; of maneuvering things to best suit A plan to achieve more than those for whom righteousness is their only fruit.
There is a Supreme Judge, higher than the judges of men on earth Who sees beyond the moment and amount of accumulated wealth; And discerns the thoughts and intents of every woman and man Before whom every person will ultimately in His presence stand.
Then the reasons for things will be made open and plain –
Then is when all that has been done will be measured for loss or gain Before the Judge of all the earth, everything will be given its real worth And the verdict passed down will be based on righteousness first.
The wicked have only a little time to enjoy all the fruits of sin they earned A day is coming when without one thing to claim, they stand before Him they spurned The prosperity of the wicked that comes so quickly, soon will be found to fade It will soon pass on to others who will claim for themselves all you made.
If one is able to prosper, consider who brought that prosperity to you Consider His grace and provision in making successful all you do If poverty comes, bless God, and accept gracefully what seems to be loss He knows what is best for you and what your losses really cost.
Be occupied with God Himself, and be thankful for whatever He sends When life’s journey is over and you see the beginning and the end You will be able to gratefully thank Him for what He gave or took away Then you will understand better, the things that have happened today.
“Father God, for some reason my mind seems to be kind of in a fog today. I am sorry I don’t better grasp the meaning of this chapter. If there is anything in my response that can honor Thee, please accept it from the heart of Thy unworthy servant. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”